BY A STAFF REPORTER Be extremely careful if you love to eat beef, lamb, pork and processed meats. According to a new meta-analysis of studies on over 1.4 million people who were followed for 30 years that it will increase your risk of coronary heart disease later in life. Also called coronary artery disease, the condition is the leading cause of death and disability globally. It develops when fatty deposits of cholesterol create plaque buildup on the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.